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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Wetzel County School District, WV based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

    -- Table/Item --ValuePercent
Total households 7,071 100.0
    Family households (families) 4,941 69.9
        With own children under 18 years 1,962 27.7
    Married-couple family 4,100 58.0
        With own children under 18 years 1,482 21.0
    Male householder, no wife present, family 208 2.9
        With own children under 18 years 110 1.6
    Female householder, no husband present, family 633 9.0
        With own children under 18 years 370 5.2
    Nonfamily households 2,130 30.1
    Householder living alone 1,907 27.0
        65 years and over 954 13.5
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years 2,159 30.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 2,284 32.3
 
Average household size 2.33
Average family size 2.82
 
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households 16,507 100.0
    Householder 7,071 42.8
        Spouse 4,071 24.7
        Child 4,386 26.6
        Other relatives 522 3.2
    Nonrelatives 457 2.8
        Unmarried partner 320 1.9
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 6,434 100.0
    Never married 1,385 21.5
    Now married, except separated 4,247 66.0
    Separated 71 1.1
    Widowed 129 2.0
    Divorced 602 9.4
 
Females 15 years and over 7,041 100.0
    Never married 1,215 17.3
    Now married, except separated 4,184 59.4
    Separated 23 0.3
    Widowed 859 12.2
    Divorced 760 10.8
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo 318 100.0
    Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 116 36.5
        Per 1,000 unmarried women 77
    Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 86
        Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 99
        Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 147
        Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 43
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 353 100.0
    Responsible for grandchildren 168 47.6
Years responsible for grandchildren
        Less than 1 year 20 5.7
        1 or 2 years 36 10.2
        3 or 4 years 73 20.7
        5 or more years 39 11.0
 
    Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs 168 47.6
        Who are female 88 24.9
        Who are married 140 39.7
 
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 3,596 100.0
        Nursery school, preschool 249 6.9
        Kindergarten 197 5.5
        Elementary school (grades 1-8) 1,657 46.1
        High school (grades 9-12) 933 25.9
        College or graduate school 560 15.6
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 11,539 100.0
        Less than 9th grade 647 5.6
        9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,265 11.0
        High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,482 47.5
        Some college, no degree 1,855 16.1
        Associate's degree 749 6.5
        Bachelor's degree 989 8.6
        Graduate or professional degree 552 4.8
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 83.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 13.4
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 12,762 100.0
    Civilian veterans 1,735 13.6
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 16,297 100.0
    Same house 14,542 89.2
    Different house in the U.S. 1,747 10.7
        Same county 1,270 7.8
        Different county 477 2.9
            Same state 321 2.0
            Different state 156 1.0
    Abroad 8 0.0
 
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 16,507 100.0
    Native 16,421 99.5
        Born in United States 16,385 99.3
            State of residence 13,567 82.2
            Different state 2,818 17.1
        Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s) 36 0.2
    Foreign born 86 0.5
 
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 86 100.0
    Naturalized U.S. citizen 74 86.0
    Not a U.S. citizen 12 14.0
 
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 122 100.0
 
    Native 36 29.5
        Entered 2000 or later 0 0.0
        Entered before 2000 36 29.5
 
    Foreign born 86 70.5
        Entered 2000 or later 16 13.1
        Entered before 2000 70 57.4
 
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 86 100.0
    Europe 44 51.2
    Asia 17 19.8
    Africa 0 0.0
    Oceania 12 14.0
    Latin America 13 15.1
    Northern America 0 0.0
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over 15,543 100.0
    English only 15,408 99.1
    Language other than English 135 0.9
            Speak English less than "very well" 33 0.2
        Spanish 93 0.6
            Speak English less than "very well" 22 0.1
        Other Indo-European languages 17 0.1
            Speak English less than "very well" 4 0.0
        Asian and Pacific Islander languages 25 0.2
            Speak English less than "very well" 7 0.0
        Other languages 0 0.0
            Speak English less than "very well" 0 0.0
 
ANCESTRY
Total population 16,507 100.0
    American 2,029 12.3
    Arab 0 0.0
    Czech 10 0.1
    Danish 0 0.0
    Dutch 681 4.1
    English 2,129 12.9
    French (except Basque) 273 1.7
    French Canadian 9 0.1
    German 4,842 29.3
    Greek 10 0.1
    Hungarian 14 0.1
    Irish 2,653 16.1
    Italian 419 2.5
    Lithuanian 0 0.0
    Norwegian 97 0.6
    Polish 386 2.3
    Portuguese 14 0.1
    Russian 61 0.4
    Scotch-Irish 358 2.2
    Scottish 462 2.8
    Slovak 66 0.4
    Subsaharan African 0 0.0
    Swedish 101 0.6
    Swiss 150 0.9
    Ukrainian 6 0.0
    Welsh 180 1.1
    West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 0.0
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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